2025-2026 Winter Challenge - Feed Mill

[Michael Hohn]

Looks like a fun scratch build.

Thanks.  I've entered the "fun portal" from he mundane task of drawing plans to actually cutting wood siding.

Mike

[Michael Hohn]

Following closely, especially as you are scratch building.

Thanks for posting, Mike.

Thank you for following along. 

Mike

[Pennman]

Mike,

I am definitely late to the party, and no doubt this will be another
showstopper build as well. I grew up in rural farm country and grainery
buildings were abundant. Maybe you could have some 3D printed rats for
the bottom of a silo. 

Rich

[PRR Modeler]

Miniprints

[Jim Donovan]

Great work Mike;

Thank you for participating in the Winter Challenge. I love the work you have shown, this is going to be a fun build to watch. Love the grain car!

Jim

[Michael Hohn]

Mike,

I am definitely late to the party, and no doubt this will be another
showstopper build as well. I grew up in rural farm country and grainery
buildings were abundant. Maybe you could have some 3D printed rats for
the bottom of a silo. 

Rich

Rich,

Never too late. 

Feed mills, stores or granaries are getting less common but bigger, I think.

Rats . . . that's an idea.  I think I have some cats as well.

Mike

[Michael Hohn]

Miniprints

Thanks for the tip, Curt.

[Michael Hohn]

Great work Mike;

Thank you for participating in the Winter Challenge. I love the work you have shown, this is going to be a fun build to watch. Love the grain car!

Jim

Thank you, Jim. 

[Michael Hohn]

I've cut out walls for the main part of the mill. I'm in the process of staining them with Hunter Driftwood.  I stain both sides, and sandwich the walls between paper towels and weight them down. This shows  several after staining with walls still drying behind them.



I'll start adding bracing next.  That should take care of the little bit of warp.

Mike

[Mark Dalrymple]

Nice progress, Mike.

Looking forward to watching this one come together.

Cheers, Mark.

[deemery]

Mike, glad to see you've found a use for core and hand samples...  

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Mike I use 2 large heavy books and put the material sandwiched between tin foil.

[Michael Hohn]

Nice progress, Mike.

Looking forward to watching this one come together.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark,

Thank you. It feels good to be actually cutting and gluing.

Mike

[Michael Hohn]

Mike, glad to see you've found a use for core and hand samples... 

dave

Dave,

I was given one by a colleague and the others are bookends I won in a drawing.

Mike

[Michael Hohn]

Mike I use 2 large heavy books and put the material sandwiched between tin foil.

That would work.  Had not thought of the tin foil.